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Heart Failure (Acute)

Management of acute decompensated heart failure.

Reviewed by Dr Kola Tytler MBBS CertHE MBA MSt MRCGP (General Practitioner)
Last reviewed: 21 October 2025
CardiologyEmergency Medicine
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regional clinical guidance

Heart Failure (Acute): guidance by region

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Clinical Guidelines

2021 ESC Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic heart failure
National
NICE guideline [CG187]: Acute heart failure: diagnosis and management
National
SIGN 147 • Management of chronic heart failure
National
2017 ACC/AHA/HFSA Focused Update of the 2013 ACCF/AHA Guideline for the Management of Heart Failure
Local
2021 ESC Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic heart failure
Local
2022 AHA/ACC/HFSA Guideline for the Management of Heart Failure
Local
2022 AHA/ACC/HFSA Guideline for the Management of Heart Failure
Local
2022 AHA/ACC/HFSA Guideline for the Management of Heart Failure
Local
Clinical investigation of medicinal products for the treatment of acute heart failure: Scientific guideline
Local
NICE clinical guideline 108: Chronic heart failure in adults: diagnosis and management
Local